utter barrister

British

noun

law the full title of a barrister who is not a Queen's Counsel See also junior

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He is no sound man, and yet an utter barrister, nay, a sergeant of the case, will feed heartily upon him; he is very good picking meat for a lawyer.

From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various

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